Handbook for Museums

ISBN-13: 9780415099523 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 302 str.

Gary Edson; David Dean

Opis

This handbook provides basic information for people working in the museum world. It presents theory and practice to emphasize the responsibilities of the museum worker and the public service role prescribed by the museum community. The work also offers general instruction in the standards and ethics of the community.

Recenzje

'A welcome handbook for those attempting to bring their museums into the 21st century.' - Museum Management and Curatorship

Spis treści

Section 1: Museum Role and Responsibility  1. Museum and Community  2. Museum Management - part one  3. Museum Management - part two  4. Museum Security  Section 2: Museum Collection Management and Care  5. Collections Management  6. Museum Conservation  7. Exhibit Conservation  Section 3: Interpretation and Communication  8. Museum Exhibitions  9. Project Management  10. Interpretation  11. Object Interpretation  12. Museum Education  Section 4: Professionalism and Ethics  13. Professionalism and Museums  14. Museums and Patrimony  15. Code of Ethics - Registrars  16. Code of Ethics - Curators  17. ICOM Code of Professional Ethics  Section 5: Support Material  18. Forms  19. Glossary of Museum Related Terms  20. Bibliography  21. Index

O autorze

David Dean, Gary Edson